Table 3

Interventions used during ERCP

ERCP interventionSunderland Royal HospitalBSG auditp Value
Deep bile duct cannulation (%)9286.50.0140
Sphincterotomy (% of intended preprocedure)94840.0004
Biliary stent insertion (% of intended preprocedure)85730.0094
Complete biliary stone extraction (% of intended preprocedure)8862<0.0001
Balloon sphincteroplasty of ampulla (% of total procedures)12.7No data availableNot applicable
Unintended pancreatogram (% of total procedures)3.927<0.0001
  • ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography.